But none of those guys mentioned above are on the Dodgers All-Time team; needless to say, cracking this team is extremely difficult, especially the rotation.

Looking at last year's team, we decided to make one significant change, dropping off Maury Wills in favor of Pee Wee Reese. Reese, a Hall of Famer, is quite underrated as a player. Despite missing three years to serve in World War II, Reese, who played his entire career with the Dodgers, amassed 63.1 WAR, ten all-star appearances (nine consecutive) and was the best defensive shortstop of his era (his 25.5 dWAR ranks 6th all-time among shortstops who played primarily after 1920).

For the infield spot, we considered adding Wills back in but felt that Gil Hodges was the better pick. Hodges is another guy that missed time to serve but he spent 16 years with the Dodgers and is a revered figure in Dodger history.

Once again, starting pitching was a major point of contention. Even though we all agree that Don Sutton is a questionable Hall of Famer (a compiler... who hung on long enough to get 300 wins), he ranks first in Dodger history in wins and is one of the first names that comes to mind when you think great Dodger pitchers so we added him first. He was great with the Dodgers (16 years, 233 wins, 3.09 ERA, five top-5 Cy finishes)... he wasn't as great in the latter part of his career outside of LA but he was great with the Dodgers.

This is a tough team to crack... I'm not sure where you'd fit Tommy Davis in. Zack Wheat made the team with a pre-1920 exception but I do think he's worth it (franchise leader in hits and games played). Definitely not taking him over Snider or Furillo (Carl had 15 years, all with the Dodgers, 8 MVP ballots). So his only shot is over Willie Davis... important to note we really weigh tenure over prime and isolate stats with the franchise and Tommy only had four seasons with 500+ plate appearances with the Dodgers (compared to 12 for Willie). As such, Willie amassed 51 WAR compared to 15 for Tommy. Lack of tenure hurts him, big time. Thanks for the comment.